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LOCAL LIFESTYLE PUBLICATION | VOLUME 5 | ISSUE 8
THE FIRE BOMBING
LATEST LISTINGS INSIDE Pages 16 & 17
Brokers Corner Read on pages 4-5
Shay After Dark With Tina Read on page 15
Safety Tips from Tu Nguyen Read on page 19
DA MOLE REPORT Read on page 31
THEY SAID “NEVER HAPPENED” Opinion by Ray Shay
I know the above photograph of a firebomb exploding at the feet of United States Federal Officers protecting the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, on July 27, 2020, at 12:58 AM is real. I know, because I took it. While holding my I-Phone 11 inside the fortified fence line in the early morning hours, I saw the flames flickering on the lit rag attached to the glass Molotov cocktail, as it tumbled awkwardly over the fence directed at the Federal Officers. When it struck the heavily scarred concrete walkway, it shattered. The accelerant exploded with a flash of light with flames that quickly lept up into the night sky as the combustible material burned rapidly. The men and women risking their lives protecting the U.S. Courthouse were silhouetted by the flames and the thick dark smoke as it began belching into the warm and humid Portland, Oregon night air. READ STORY ON PAGES 4-5
North County Corner Read on page 19
Traveling With Troy Read on page 15
Discover Downtown
Read on page 31
SD MUSIC SCENE Page 10